Crimping or corrugating machine.



A. IVI. ENGLISH & H. W. GIBBS.

CRIMPING 0R coRRuGATlNG MAcHlNE.

Patented Jan. 4, 1916.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.9, 1915. 1,166,823.

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CRIMPING 0R CORRUGATING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.9. 1915.

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COLUMBIA PLANOGRMH co.. WASHINGTON, D, c.

A.M. ENGLISH & H. W. GIBBS. cmMPxNG 0R CORRUGATING MACHINE.

APPLICATION msn Aue.9, 1915.

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CRIMPING OR CORRUGATING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED Aus.9. I9I5.

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APPUCATION FILED AUG|9|1915. 1,166,823. Patented Jan. 4, 1916.

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UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE. I

ANALDO M. ENGLISH, OF BROOKLINE, AND HOWARD W. GIBBS, 0F BOSTON',M'ASSA- i CHUSETTS, ASSIGNORS T0 J. SPAULDING 8c SONS CO., 0E ROCHESTER,NEW HAMP- SHIRE, A COPARTNERSHIP COlVlIl?RISINGk EMMA C. SPAULDING ANDMARION L; SPAULDING, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ROLAND I-I. SPAULDING-AND .HUNTLEY N. SPAULDING, or nOcHEsTEs., BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

NEW HAMPSHIRE, AND LEON C SPAULDING, 0F

CRIMPING OR CORRUGATING MACHINE.

Patented Jan. 4, 1916.

' Application filed August 9, i915.l seria11vo-4492.

T0 all whom t may concern Be it known that we, ANALDO M. ENGLISH andHOWARD W. Grrs, citizens of the United States, and residents of,Brookline and Boston, in the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk,respectively, in the State of Massachusetts, have invented anImprovement in .Crimping or Corrugating Machines, of which the followingdescription, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is aspecification, like characters on the drawings representing like parts.1

This invention relates to a crimping or corrugating machine, and/isherein shown as embodied in a machine for transversely crimping orcorrugating the lip of an insole forboots and shoes, for which purposeit is particularly applicable..

The present invention has for its object to provide a crimping orcorrugating machine be transversely crimped or corrugated in a superiormanner, especially'at the toe portion of the insole. To this endprovision is made for feeding the insole by means of the crimping orcorrugating tools. Provision is also made for holding the insole whenthe crimping tools are disengaged fromftlie li pThe invention furtherhas for itsobject to provide a machine which has'provision for crimpingor corrugating the lip for the whole or a portion ofrits length, wherebythe fore part may be crimped or corrugated and the shank portion leftfree from Crimps or corrugations. Provision is also made forturning upthe lip previous to its being crimped, and for holding the insole firmlyagainst movement while the lip is being turned up.

These and other features of this invention will be pointed out in theclaims at the end of this'specification.

Figure 1 is a plan of a machine embodying the invention. Fig. 2, a frontelevation ofthe machine shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3, a side elevationlooking toward the 'left in Fig. 1. Fig. f1, a side elevation lookingtoward the right in Fig. 1. Figs. '5 and 6, opposite Side elevations ofthe Inlanpcam with which the lip of the insole'may disk or wheel to bereferred to. Fig. 7, a vertical section onv the line 7 7, Fig. 1. Fig.8, a planof the work table andvmov- 4able gripping jaw.v Figs. 9 and 10,details of the gage to bereferred to.` Figs. 11 and 12, details of thelip turning tool and its guide block, Fig. 12 being a section on theline 12-12, Fig. 7. Figs. 13, 14, 15, and 16, details to illustratetheoperationof the machine. Figs. 17 and'18,details of the crinipingtools,and Fig; 19, Va diagram to illustrate the feed' movement of the crimpingtools.

Referring to the drawings, a represents an insole vprovided with a lip band a feather c forv use inwelted' boots and shoes, and pref# eiloablymade of substantially non-stretchable er. f

i The machine herein shown is provided with suitable tools for formingtransverse crimps or corrugations in the lip b," which tools will behereinafter'` described as the crimping tools, and said crimping toolsare made movablevafter they have' formed a crimp or c'orrugation'inthe'lip,.so as to feed the insole forward a suiiicient distance to bringan uncrimped portion of the insole into position to be crimped.v One ofthe crimping tools is provided with a cavity for the reception of aportion of the lip, and the other or cooperating tool is provided with aprojection, which cooperates with the cavity to force the lip into thelatter 'and thereby form a transverse crimp or corrugation in the lip.In the ypresent instance, the tool having thecavity is movable towardthe tool having '-the'projection, and for sake of distinction thetool'havingthe cavity may beV designated the anvil', and the"l tool withthe projection,'the crimping tool.

. In" the present instance the anvil is com# posed of twomembers 10, 12,(seevFigs. 17

and 18) arranged side by side'and provided at their fronty ends withcavities 13, 14, andthe crimping tool is made as a bar 15 havingprojections v16, '17, which cooperate with the cavities 13.14, to forcethe' lip b into the latter. Thev projections 16, 17, may 'andpreferablywill be made movable, for.. a kpurpose;aswvill be described..The

lforward by the crimping tools.

anvil 10, 12, is moved toward the crimping tool 15 in the directionindicated by the' arrow 20, Fig. 19, and into substantially the positionshown in Fig. 13, to form a new crimp by the co-action of the cavity 13and projection 16, and to retain the previously formed crimp in propershape by the coaction of the cavity 14 and projection 17, and the saidtools while engaged with the lip and. in the position shown in Fig. 13,are moved laterally in the direction of arrow 21, Fig. 19, so as to feedthe insole forward and bring an uncrimped portion of the lip intoposition to be turned over or back into position to be crimped; and ator about the end ofthe forward feed of the insole, the latter is heldfrom movement by a suitable gripping mechanism, as will be described,which grips the feather c of said insole. The anvil 10, 12 is thenwithdrawn or moved in the direction indicated by the arrow 22, Fig. 19,from substantially the position shown in Fig. 13 to that shown in Fig.14 to release the lip, and when the anvil has been withdrawnsufliciently, a lip-turning tool 23 is moved forward from the positionshown in Fig. 13, to that shown in Fig. 15, and engages the uncrimpedportion of the lip and turns the latter back or over into what may betermed its crimping position. The lip-turning tool 23 is then withdrawn,and while this movement is taking place, the anvil 10, 12 and crimpingtool 15 are moved in the direction indicated bythe arrow 24 back to thestarting position. The gripping mechanism which engages the feather cconsists as herein shown of a stationary jaw 26 and a movable jaw 27,the latter being made as a part or section of a table or work-support 28upon which the insole is placed.

The movable jaw 27 engages the underside of the insole below the featherc and forces the latter up against the stationary jaw 26, and said jawshold the insole when the lip b is released by the crimping tools, andwhen the lip b is held by the crimping tools and `the latter aresimultaneously moved laterally to effect the feed of the insole, themovable gripping jaw 27 is lowered into the position shown in Fig. 13,and releases the insole, so that the latter may be fed On the otherhand, when the lip is released by the crimping tools, the gripping jaw27 is in its elevated position shown in Figs. 14 and 15. and the insoleis held at the feather while the anvil 10, 12, is moving in thedirection indicated by the arrows 22, 24, 20, Fig. 19. It will thus beseen that the insole is fed through the machine by the crimping tools.which is especially advantageous when going around the toe portion ofthe insole, as the liability of the lip being distorted .or :imperfectcrimping taking place owing to the difference in the diameters of thecurves of the feather and of the turned up lip at the toe portion, isavoided or at least reduced to a minimum.

When the lip turning tool 23 is moved forward to engage the lip and turnit over, it is desirable to avc-id displacement of the insole withrelation to the line of feed, and to this end, provision is made forkeeping the insole up in proper position, which is ac complished in thepresent instance by a tool or device 30, which may be designated apusher, and which is pivoted tothe end of a lever 31 and is providedwith teeth or serrations on its under surface to engage the uppersurface of the insole. The pusher 30 is arranged to engage the uppersurface of the insole at or near the end of the forward feed of saidinsole, and pushes the insole up against a suitable stop or gage 32,which engages the edge of the feather, and when the insole is thuspushed into proper crimping position the gripping jaw 27 is elevated togrip the feather and hold the insole firmly while the lip turning toolthe lip b. After the feather c has been firmly gripped by the jaws 26,27, the pusher 30 is lifted out of engagement with the insole and movedback into its starting position.

The projections 16, 17, of the crimping tool 15 are preferably made asrods, which are movable longitudinally in suitable grooves 34 in the bar15, so that they may be moved at the will of the operator into aninactive position with relation to the cavities 13, 14, and thus allowthe crimping tools to engage the lip to feed the insole without crimpinga portion of the lip, as for instance, the shank portion of the insole,whereby liability of tearing, splitting or breaking of the lip at theshank portion is avoided.

The mechanism for operating the various tools above referred to, willnow be described in detail. The members 10, 12 of the anvil are mountedin a head or box 35 attached to a lever 36 (see Figs. 4. 17 and 18),which is mounted on a horizontal pivot 37 so as to move in a verticalplane under the influence of a path cam 33 in one face of a cam disk orwheel 39, fast on a shaft 40 having bearings in the framework 41 of themachine. The path cam 38 acts on a roller 42 carried by the lever 3G andeffects move- 7 ment of the anvil 10, 12, in the direction of an arrow20 to crimp the lip 7) transversely, to hold it in this position whilethe insole is being fed forward in the direction of arrow 21, to movethe anvil in the direction of arrow 22 and to hold it in its withdrawnposition while it is being moved in the direction of arrow 24 back toits starting position.

The pivot 37 for the lever 36 is mounted 23 is turning over e to turn ina boss 44 (see Figs. 4 and 7) on f-f the hub 45 of a lever 46, Vwhichhub isV mounted to turn von a pivot pin or shaft 47 having` bearings inhubs 48, 49, attached to the framework. The lever 46 for sake ofdistinction may be designated the feed lever, as it is oscillated on itspivot 47 to move laterally with relation to the pivot pin 47 in thedirections indicated by thearrows 21, 24, iny Fig. 19, and thus effectthe forward feed of the insole and also the return movement of thecrimping tools to the .startingy position of the latter.V Thek movementsof the lever 46 in oppositel directions are effected. by like face cams50, 51, on opposite sides of the disk or wheel 39 near vthe cir-`cumference of the same, (seeFig. 1), which are engaged by rollers 52,53, carried by the lever46 (see Figs. 2 and 4.) The hub .45 of the lever46 is provided as shown with an arm 54 carrying a counterweight 55. Itwill be seen, that while the lever 364 is free to be turned on its pivotV37, so as to move the anvil toward and from4 the crimping tool, bothlevers 36, 46, move laterally practi-A cally as one lever, and thereforethe anvil carried by the lever 36 remains at all times in alinement withthe crimping tool15, which'is carried by the lever 46, it being se curedto an arm 57 attached to the lever 46. The crimping tool 15 may beadjusted on the. arm 57 and secured in its adjusted posif ltion by a.set screw 58 (see Fig. 4) and theV arm 57 is adjustable on the lever 46and is secured in .its adjusted position by means of the set screw 59 orotherwise.

The Alip turning tool 23 is herein shown j as mounted to sl'de in aguide block 60 at?y tached as by screw 61 to a'bar 62, which isadjustably secured las by set screw 63'to the framework 41,. (see Fig.12) and said tool is secured at its rear end toa curved link 64 (seeFig.'4), which is pivotally attached at 65 (see Fig. 4) to the lower endof a lever 66, which is pivoted at 67 to the framework 41 of themachine, and carries a roller 68, represented in Fig. 6, which en-`ygages a cam 69 attached to one face of the rmain cam disk or wheel39.The cam .69 is suitably shaped and timed to actuate the tool 23 so as toact on an uncrimped portion of the lip at the end of the feed movementof the insole. Y

The movable gripping jaw 27 is actuated by a path cam 70 (see Fig. 5) onthe right hand side or face of? the main cam 39 (viewing Fig. 1),saidcam being engaged' by a stud or roller 7 lon a lever 72, having ahub` 73 mounted on a pivot pin or stud 74 attached to the framework 41,and from which hub extends an arm 75 carrying at its end a screw y76,which Vengages a wedgeshaped bar 77, pivotally mounted on `a pin 7 8,.carried by the forkedv end of a lever 79, which is mountedI on a. pivot.pin supported .bythe framework; of themachine;

Thewedge vbar 77V supports the movable jaw27, which has eXtended fromits, under-` side, (see Figs. 4 and 7) a stem or spindle 81,'which isVguided by arms 82, 83, attached Ato the framework, and is provided atits lower endwith a .socket 84 for the reception of a plunger or pin,85, which rests on the uppersurfa'ce ofthe wedge bar 77 and is held inLengagement therewith by a` spring 86 in the socket 84. "lhe studorspindle 81 is encircled by a springl 87 between apin 88 and the arm 82andserves to lower ,the gripping jaw 27,'when permitted so to do by thecam 70, which actslonthe lever 7 2 to lower the screw-76 and therebypermit the by the spring 87. rThe cam 70 is suitably shaped to permitthe jaw 27 to be lowered while the insolev is being fed forward, and.`

to hold the said jaw up into its closed or gripping position while thecrimping tools roller 91 (see Figs. l and 5), carried Vby,

the lever 31, which is provided with a curved arm v92 to which thepusher is pivoted. The armv 92 carries a stop pin 93 against which thepusher 30is held by aVV spring 94, when the'pusher is elevated out ofcontact lwith .the insole, said stop pin acting to prevent :the front ortoothed end of the pusher from dropping down into the opening left inthe table 28 when the ,gripping jaw 27 is lowered. f

Provision is made vfor lowering the table andV gripping jaw 'at the will`of the operator,

for the' purpose of inserting the-insoleinto the machine, an'dltothisend, the table 28 .is provided with. a spindle 95, which is movable intherguide bars 82, 83, and has its lower endA resting on a wedge bar 96,which is mountedon Ythe pivot pin 78, the said wedge bar 77 to be turned'down on its pivot Y lic spindle being encircled by fa. spring 97, l

which bears against .a pin 98 on the spindley i and the underside of theguide bar 82. 'lh'e ii wedgey bar 96 is supported by ak set screw99carried by the Vforked lever 79. The hub i 100 of the lever79'hasan larm101, which is operatively Vconnected with afoot lever or treadle (notshown) bya link or connecting rod 102, in a manner well understood. Bydepressing the treadlereferred to, the lever 79 is turned so that itsforked end is moved in the direction indicated by the arrow v103 v inFig. 2 against the action of the spring 2104, withtheresultthat thenarrow por-V tions 105 of the` wedge bars 77,96 arek brought beneath thespindles 81, 95, which allows the springs 87, 97, 'to lower the' tablev28 andthe grippingj aw 27, thereby leaving" ample room for the operatorto properly position the insole in the machine, that is, with the frontedge of the stationary jaw 26 entered under the channel flap so as toinitially turn up the said flap to form the lip After the insole hasbeen properly positioned as described, the operator releases the treadlereferred to, and the spring 104 turns the lever 79 in the directionopposite to that indicated by the arrow 103, (Fig. 2), so as to bringthe thicker rear portion of the wedge bars between the set screws 76,99, and the ends of the spindles 81, 95, thereby elevating the table 28and gripping jaw 27. The set screws 76, 99 are held from turningaccidentally by means of lock nuts 106, 107.

Provision is made for rendering the crimping tools inactive at the willof the operator without interfering with the feed of the insole by thecrimping tools, and this result is accomplished by means of a lever 110mounted on a pivot pin 112 attached to the framework, and provided witha slotted hollow bess 113 at its front end (see Figs. 7 and 16), intowhich the cross bar or head 114 of the crimping rods or tool 16, 17, isextended. rihe lever 110 has an arm 115 (see Fig. 4) operativelyconnected as by a rod or link 116 with a suitable treadle (not shown),but which when depressed by the operator, causes the lever 110 to beturned on its pivot so that it is moved in the direction of the arrow117 in Figs. 4 and 16, and the crimping tools are thereby movedlengthwise se as to withdraw them from their operative position withrelation to the anvil 10, 12,V

and as a result the anvil on its forward movement presses the lip Z)against the substantially vfiat lower end of the bar 15, thereby leavingthis portion of the lip uncrimped, while at the same time it is heldwith sutilcient firmness to feed the insole.

rlhe gage or stop 32 which is engaged by the feather o, is secured to alever 120 pivoted at 121 to the framework, (see Figs. 1 and 2) andprovided with a roller. 122, which is held by a spring 123 in Contactwith a cam 124, carried by a lever 125, which is mounted to turn on. astationary pivot pin 126 having fast thereon a disk 1277 provided withone or more notches 128, which are designed to receive a projection 129on a handle 130, which is mounted on a pivot pin 131 to move in avertical direction, said pivot pin being carried by the lever 125, whichlatter is turned in afhorizontal plane by means of the handle 130, so asto bring the proper or desired portion of the cam 124 into engagementwith the roller 122 and thereby properly position the gage 32 withrelation to the feather c.

In the construction herein shown, the gage 32 is vmoved into its eXtremeforward position te engage the featherat the. forepart of the insole, bythe front end of the cam 124, and'is moved into its eXtreme re f orbackward position to engage the feather at the shank of the insole, bythe rear end of the said cam being brought into engagement with theroller1 122. lThe cam 124- may be locked in these eXtreme positions or aany desired intermediate position by entering the projection 129 on thehandle into a notch 128 in the stationary disk 127. The anvils 10, 12are made of unequal length (see Figs. 17, 18), and one as 12 is madelonger than the other, 10, so that the anvil 12 may be engaged with thecrimp or corrugation last formed by the anvil 10, before the anvil 10 isengaged with an uncrimped portion of the lip. The anvil 12 is providedwith a slot 140 into w iich enters a pin 141 on the anvil 10, and therear end of theanvil 12 engages one arm of an elbow lever 142, whoseother arm is pivotally connected with a rod 143 extended through thelever 36 and encircled by a spring 144, which bears against the lever 36and against a nut on the rod. rEhe spring 144 normally turns the lever142 so that the front end of the anvil 12 projects bevond the front endof the anvil 10, and when the anvils are moved forward in thedirectionof arrow 20, 19), the anvil 12 will be engaged with the last formedcrimp before the anvil 10 engages the uncrimped lip, and when the anvil10 is. engaged with the lip, the front end of the anvil 12 will beforced back substantially flush with the front end of the anvil 12 fromthe position sho-wn in Fig. 17 to that sh wn in Fig. 18, therebypreventing distortion of one crimp while the next one is being formedand insuring that the lip Z) will be provided with uniform crimps.

rlhe cam shaft may be rotated by power and by hand, and for the latterpurpose. it is provided with a hand wheel 150, while for the formerpurpose, it may be provided with any suitable driving mechanism. 1n thepresent instance, a friction driving mechanism is provided. To this endthe cam shaft 40 has fast on it a disk 151 (see Figs. 2 and 4)v` withwhich cooperates a wheel 152 provided with a rubber or other frictionsurface 153, and mounted on a main or driving shaft 154 to rotateYtherewith and to move longitudinally thereon. The driving shaft 154 isjournaled in a yoke-shaped frame comprising arms 156, 157 and a hub 158,which latter is mounted to turn on a pivot pin 159 having bearings inthe framework of the machine. rlhe driving wheel 152 is normally heldout of contact with the driven member or4 disk 151 by a spring 160 seeFig. 2) ,which encircles a rod 161 fastened at one end to the frameworkand having its other end eX- tended through the arm 157 of theyokeshaped frame and through a sleeve or ring 162, `which is free to beturned on said red 2 and 4) With an arm 172 of an elboW lever c and isprovided with a projection 163, which y' is normally held in a cavity164 in a boss165 on the arm .157. Y

The projection 163 is normally held in its socket or cavity 164by aspring 166, en'- c'ircling the rod 161lbetween a nut 168'and a Washer169, which bears against the sleeve 162. By turning the sleeve 162 onthe rod 161, the projection 163 is removed from its cavity 164 andengages the face of the boss 165, thereby moving the Washer 169 so as tomove the end Wall of a slot 270 from contact With a pin 271 on the rod161 (see Fig. 2) and placing the arm 157 under the influence of thespring 166, Which turns the arm 157 so as to compress the spring 160 andbring the friction driving Wheel 152 into contact With the driven memberor disk 1 51, which starts the machine in operation. The sleeve 162 isprovided With a handle 170 for turning it. l/Vhen the sleeve 162 isvturned, so that the projection 163 enters the cavity' 164,` the spring166 forces the end Wall of the slot 270 against the pin 271, and removesthe influence of the spring 166 from the arm 157, which is thus placedunder the influence of the spring 160 and is moved thereby so as todisengage the driving Wheel 152 from the driven disk 151.

c The speed of the machine may be regulated by moving the driving Wheel152 longitudinally on the shaft 154 toward and from the center of lthedriven member 151, which may be elfected vby the operator depressing afoot treadle (not shown), but which is connected by the link 171 (seeFigs.

173, which is pivoted at 174 to the framework, and is engaged with thegrooved hub 175 of the driving Wheel 152. The lever 17 3 may be returnedto its stationary position by a spring 176. The movement of the drivingWheel 152 toward the center of the disk 151 may be limited by a screw178, Which forms an adjustable stop. rIhe driving shaft 4154 may bedriven in any suitable manner and is shown as provided With a drivingpulley 180.

We have herein shown one construction of machine embodying, thisinvention, but it is not desired to limit the invention to the par#ticular construction shown.

Claims:

1. In a machine of the character described, in combination, crimpingtools constructed'and arranged for forming a transverse crimp in the lipof an insole, and means for bodily moving said tools While engaged withsaid lip to feed said insole.

2. In a machine of the character described, in combination, crimpingtools con-y structed and arranged for forming a transverse crimp in thelip of an insole, means for bodily moving said tools While engaged Withsaid lip to feed said insole, and means With said lip vto etfect thefeedof said insole,

and means for grippingthe insoley While the lip is released by saidcrimping tools.

4. In a machine of the character described, in combination, crimpingtools constructed and arranged for forming a transverse crimp in the lipof an insole, and a;

movable lip turning tool to act on an uncrimped portion of the lip andturn it into,-

position to be crimpedl by said crimping tools.

5. In a machine of the character de! scribed, in combination, crimpingtools constructed and arranged for forming a trans,- verse crimp in thelip of an insole, and a Vlip turning tool movable toyvard and from onevofsaid crimping tools.

6. In a machine of the character described, in combination, crimpingtools con-v structed and arranged for forming atrans- `verse crimp inthe lip of'an insole, one of said tools having .a cavityv and the othera projection coperating Withrsaid cavity to force the lip into the sameandv capable ofy being moved into an inactive position to enable aportion of the lip to be left un-` crimped.

7. In a machine of the character described, in combination, mechanismfor transversely crimping the lip of an insole, mechanism for engagingthe feather of said insole, means for moving said crimpingk mechanismbodily While engaged with the lip to feed the insole, and means forreleasing the feather While the insole is being fed by the crimpingmechanism.

8. In a machine of the character de-` ioo scribed, in combination,crimping tools coni bodily moving said tools simultaneously in onedirection While engaged With the said lip, and means for moving one ofsaid tools in a different direction to engage it With said lip and todisengage it therefrom. 9. In a machine of the character described, incombination, means for transversely crimping the lip of an insole, atool for -turning an uncrimped portion of the lip into position to becrimped. and means for moving the insole in opposition to the lipturning tool.

10. In amachine of the character described, in combination, means fortransversely crimping the lip of an insole, a tool for turning anuncrimped portion of the lip into position to be crimped, a pusher toengage the insole and move it toward the lip turning tool, and means tooperate said pusher.

11. In a machine of the character described, in combination, a table tosupport an insole, a movable gripping jaw forming a section of saidtable, a stationary jaw located above the table and cooperating withsaid movable gripping jaw to engage the insole, and means fortransversely crimping the lip of said insole.

l2. In a machine of the character described, in combination, crimpingtools constructed and arranged for transversely crimping the li of aninsole, and comprising a member having a projection to engage one sideof said lip, and an anvil member having a cavitv to engage the otherside of said lip, and means for moving the anvil member toward itscoperating member.

13. In a machine of the character described, in combination, crimpingJtools constructed and arranged for transversely crimping the lip of aninsole and comprising an anvil composed of members provided withcavities for the reception of the said lip, and a coperating memberhaving projections to force the lip 4into said cavities, one of theanvil members being movable independently of the other. l

14. In a machine of the character described, in combination, a table tosupport the insole, a gage to position the insole on said table, a leverto move said gage, a cam to act on said lever and position said gage,and a lever carrying the said cam.

l5. In a machine of the character described, in combination, a table tosupport the insole, a gage to position the insole on said table, a leverto move said gage, a cam to act on said lever and position said gage, alever carrying the said a pivoted handle attached to said lever. and anotched device coperating with said handle` to hold the cam leverstationary.

16. In a machine of the character described, in combination, a. movablegripping jaw provided with a spindle, a wedgeshaped bar coperating withsaid spindle to elevate said jaw and to permit it to be lowered, aspring to move said jaw into its lowered position, a cam, and meansactuated by said cam for moving said wedge-shaped bar in opposition tosaid spring.

17. In a machine of the character described, in combination, a table tosupport an insole and vertically movable, a wedgeshaped bar cooperatingwith said table to raise the same and to permit it to be lowered, alever to which said wedge-shaped bar is secured to move therewith, meansfor moving said lever, and means to lower said table, 'when said leveris moved in onedirection.

18. In a machine of the character described, in combination,transversely crimping tools to engage the lip of an insole to crimp thesame, means for moving said tools bodily to feed the insole, means formoving one of said tools toward and from the other of said tools, meansfor gripping the insole to hold the same while the lip is released fromthe crimping tools, and a lip turning tool movable into engagement withsaid lip to turn an uncriinped portion of the lip into crimpingposition.

19. In a machine of the character described, in combination, mechanismconstructed and arranged for transversely crimping the lip of an insoleand of feeding the latter by the lip, and means for rendering saidcrimping mechanism inactive to crimp the lip while it remains active forfeeding the insole by the lip.

20. In a machine of the character described, in combination, mechanismconstructed and arranged for transversely crimping the lip of an insole,and means for rendering said mechanism inactive for crimping the lipWhile leaving the said mechanism active to engage the lip.

21. In a machine of the character described, in combination, crimpingtools constructed and arranged to transversely crimp the lip of aninsole, a lever carrying one of said tools, and a second lever formovingthe other of said crimping tools toward and from its coperatingtool, said second lever being pivoted to the hist-mentioned lever tomove therewith in one direction and independen-tly thereof in anotherdirection.

In testimony whereof, we have signed ouil names to this specification.

ANALDO M. ENGLISH. HUWARD W. GIBBS.

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